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Valve Turners & Plowshares Activists in Des Moines

Are you in or around Des Moines, and curious to hear more about the Four Necessity Valve Turners and the tradition of non-violent civil...

March 29th: A Discussion with Four Necessity

A Discussion with the Four Necessity Valve Turners: Permaculture, Direct Action, and the Catholic Worker Movement Join us for an evening...

The Robin Podcast: Anger & Courage: Valve Turning with Michele Naar-Obed

“Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not...

Climate Minute Podcast (Part 2!) With Daniel Yildirim

Part two of The Climate Minute podcast covers a lot of territory: What does it take to take decisive action for climate change? How do...

Climate Minute Podcast with Daniel Yildirim

If you’re just joining our narrative, or looking for a little refresher and clarification of what happened and why, this interview with...

Next Hearing Date: March 25th

The next hearing in the Four Necessity Valve Turner's legal process will be March 25th at 9:30 am at the Itasca County Courthouse in...

Line 3 Appeal Resumed

Governor Walz moved to continue the appeal of the commerce department's approval of Enbridge Oil Company's Line 3 tar sands pipeline....

First Public Appearance at the National Catholic Worker Farm Gathering

February 11, 2019 For Immediate Release: contact Mike Miles 715 472 8721 or Diane Leutgeb Muson (218) 565-3660 Pipeline Activists Address...

Notes from and for Friends

As one of the 4Necessity valve turners, I just wanted to let you, my friends, know that I was honored to be part of this group. We all...

The Four Necessity Valve Turners are to be Released Today

Today Judge Sarah McBroom presided over the court in the Itasca County Courthouse that arraigned The Four Necessity Valve Turners. No...

New(s) Stories

This morning Democracy Now! covered the Valve Turners. We've also seen coverage pop up on Grist, The Last Real Indians, The Superior...

Arraignment Wednesday

This morning a small group of supporters visited The Four Necessity Valve Turners in Itasca County Jail. Allyson was her usual happy...

Facebook is Down

At 3:22 am this morning the Four Necessity Facebook page was taken down without warning or explanation. While we work through the...

Update on the Four Necessity Valve Turners

Today the Four Necessity Valve Turners entered Enbridge Energy Corporation’s valve site at approximately mile marker 195 on Route 2 near...